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The Expert – Vivid Visions [Rucksack Records]
Dublin Ireland hip hop producer The Expert presents an ambitious collaborative album. “Vivid Visions” is a psychedelic hip hop album that was two years in the making. A short turnaround when you consider that the project features a whopping twenty one rappers from across the pond and beyond. The roster contains veterans and newcomers of the Indie hip-hop scene. “40 Winks” has a hazy sublime guitar melody tailor made for rapper/producer NAHreally. “Dreams” has a dreamy seventies soul sample that features LA rapper Blu and Stik Figa of Tanya Morgan.”Remember The Summer” has a laid back soul jazz sample. Chicago rapper/producer Defcee and UK rap legend Jehst take turns trading bars. Defcee is a major contributor throughout the album. The Expert set out to make a left of center hip-hop album that has an easy cohesive listen. This album’s production and clever use of samples evokes Pete Rock vibes. One of the best Indie hip-hop records of the year.
Evidence – Unlearning Vol 2 [Rhymesayers]
“Unlearning Vol 2” is the fifth solo project from rapper/producer Evidence. The former member of the LA based hip-hop trio Dilated Peoples delivers an album filled with laid back beats aligned with introspective lyrics. Not to mention thought provoking interludes. “Outta Bounds” is mellow, dark and gritty. Evidence states his desire to succeed with the following. “They say it’s lonely at the top, I need to know that lonely feeling. They told us skys the limit, so many various ways to get paid and stay driven”. Fellow LA native rapper Blu jumps on board the warped melodic piano driven “Stay Alive”. DJ/Producer The Alchemist drops his signature beats and rhymes on “Rain Every Season”. Evidence demonstrates that real hip-hop is alive and well and I’m here for it.
17th November 2025
Kelan Phil Cohran & Legacy – White Nile [Stones Throw Records]
Bastien Keb feat. Mark Millington – Après Minuit [First Word Records]
Momoko Gill – 2Close2Farr [Strut Records]
Al Sunny – My Love [Legere Recordings]
Moriah Plaza – Dizendo [Batov Records]
Hector Costita – Lou [Jazzybelle]
Mauricio Fleury – Kadıköy [Altercat Records]
Moka Only & Chief – For Always [Feelin’ Music]
Tom Caruana feat. Dr. Syntax – Despot [Fluid Ounce Records]
Gena – Circlesz [Lex Records]
Jazzanova – L.O.V.E. And You & I (Madlib’s Love Phase Mix) [Jazzanova Compost Records]
MF Robots – Glide [Good People Records]
Diogo Strausz – Viver, Lutar, Reerguer [Favorite Recordings]
Roy Ayers – Oh What A Lonely Feeling (Delfonic Rework) [BBE Music]
Another Taste feat. Arp Frique & The Perpetual Singers – Peace Call [Space Grapes]
Keist & Oversight – Hollow [Fokuz Recordings]
The Lights – Smiling [Flight Pattern Records]
DJ_W – House Clearance [Ascii Trax]
Moods & August Charles – Wildfire [Boogie Angst]
Pegasvs feat. Nathan Haines – Transition (Laroye Tech Jazz Remix) [Burnin Music]
New King feat. Noah – Life is Good (Stefano De Santis Remix) [F*CLR Records]
SoulParlor feat. Nico Hering – Elevator Jazz Dance [Atjazz Record Company]
Offshore and Coen – Highway Discotheque [OAC Recordings]
Kid Sublime feat. Natalie Slade – Stay Over [Natural Element]
Theo Parrish – Love Is War For Miles [Peacefrog Records]
10th November 2025
Mecca:83 – All These Thoughts [Rockwell Product Shop Label]
Mecca:83 feat. Nardo Says – Proof Of Life [Rockwell Product Shop Label]
Mr. Käfer – B-Stone [Melting Pot Music]
Aloe Blacc – Arrive [Stones Throw Records]
ATA Records – Redford In Sheepskin [ATA Records]
Modha – Find Me (Underneath the Sun) [Sonar Kollektiv]
Dina Ogon – Margaretas Sång [Playground Music]
Sessa – Vale a Pena [Mexican Summer]
Armel Dupas Trio – The West Coasters [Gimme Some More]
The Circling Sun – Realms [Soundway Records]
Daltonists – California Plum Color [Folded Music]
The Quantic Soul Orchestra – Something That’s Real [Tru Thoughts Recordings]
Nubiyan Twist – Chasing Shadows [Strut Records]
LCSM – Salty [Alex Phountzi Remix) [CoOp Presents]
Wez Walker – Is This Love [Fokuz Recordings]
Odyssey – Artificial Life [Good Looking Records]
Laroye & Shezar – Natural Love [Makin’ Moves]
Shaka – About Love & Pain [Mate]
SoulParlor feat. Desney Bailey – Thinking About You [Atjazz Record Company]
Charles Webster And The South African Connection – Free [Stay True Sounds]
Giovanni Damico – Fall In The Groove [Star Creature]
Kibbi Gibbon – It’s All Good [Star Creature]
Jazzanova – Dance The Dance [Jazzanova Compost Records]
Jazzanova – Mwela, Mwela (Here I Am) [Jazzanova Compost Records]
3rd November 2025
Another Taste – Run Into Love [Space Grapes]
Diogo Strausz feat. Brandon Markell Holmes – Gravity [Razor-N-Tape]
Kraak & Smaak feat. Ivar – Travel Light [Boogie Angst]
China Charmeleon X Jabulile Majola – Woza Mntana (Remix) [Stay True Sounds]
Vance & Suzzanne – I Can’t Get Along Without You [Kalita Records]
Gerardo Bátiz – Aguamarina (a Elis Regina) [BBE Music]
Mauricio Fleury – Briluz [Altercat Records]
Joe Henderson – Blue Bossa [Blue Note Records]
Kotoa – I Am [Wah Wah 45s]
Da Lata – The Lonely City [Da Lata Music]
Phylipe Nunes Araújo – Subindo a Ladeira [Far Out Recordings]
SoulRocca feat. QNC – 100% Proof [Beat Department]
Wildchild – Freedom Riding [BBE Music]
Frankie Cutlass – The Cypher Part 3 [Relativity]
Medline – How I Say Goodbye [My Bags]
Sunbörn Meets Clap! Clap! – Saffron Sahara Swing [Wah Wah 45s]
Erik Rico & Marc Mac – Destiny
Stephane Attias – Brazilian Fight Song [Laws Of Motion]
SundayGrooves & Professor Funk – Lifeline [Fokuz Recordings]
JFlux – Breathe [Celsius Recordings]
Torre – La Pointe Rouge [Musiq Voyage]
Yuu Udagawa – Radiance [Cosmocities Records]
Blackwhole feat. Victoria – Play [Stay True Sounds]
DJ Bey – New Wave (Fattish Remix) [Ifi Records]
Nejati – Mr Lewarne’s (Bush Mix)
27th October 2025
Aybee feat. Erik Rico – So Much Greater [Deepblak]
Ron Trent feat. Eric Rico – Sensation [Future Vision Records]
Opolopo feat. Erik Rico – Our World [Tokyo Dawn Records]
Erik Rico – Too High [Jazzy Sport Records]
Nostalgia 77 – Quiet Dawn (Bonobo Remix) [Tru Thoughts Recordings]
Turbojazz feat. Robert Owens – Body [Last Forever Records]
Oliver Night feat. Goldbar – Undefeated [Tru Thoughts Recordings]
E. LIVE – Whisper To Me [Star Creature]
Marco Bosco x Alter Disco – Mata [Soundway Records]
Perth Lewis – Two People [NuNorthern Soul]
K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas — Gyae Mensu [Soundway Records]
Kutiman – Khamsin [Batov Records]
Bryan Corbett – Off The Rails [Woodland Records]
Baobab – Seven Up [Tramp Records]
Hector Costita – Avessos [Jazzybelle]
Green Cosmos – Eine Reise [Frederiksberg Records]
Amedeo Tommasi – Brasilia [Far Out Recordings]
Flo Naegeli – Love by the Hour [Sonar Kollektiv]
Heather B – Dedicated [Sai Records]
The Roots – Respond/React [Geffen Records]
Optical – Bounce [31 Records]
Smote – Chase The Sun [Fokuz Recordings]
20th October 2025
D’Angelo – Devil’s Pie [EMI]
Q-Tip feat. D’Angelo – Believe [Universal Motown]
J Dilla feat. Common & D’Angelo – So Far To Go [BBE Music]
D’Angelo – Spanish Joint [EMI]
Bobbi Humphrey – Chicago, Damn [Blue Note]
John Thomas & Lifeforce – Like A Samba [Nabel]
Brian Auger & The Trinity – George Bruno Money [Strut Records]
Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke – This Conversation Is Missing Your Voice [Warp Records]
Lay-Far Dance Orchestra feat. Seven Davis Jr. – Aquarius Love [In-Beat-Ween Music]
Danny Breaks – Astral Vibes [Droppin’ Science]
InsideMan – QRD [Rebel Music]
SundayGrooves & Professor Funk – Lifeline [Fokuz Recordings]
Carlos Nilmmns, Keter Darker – The Third Message [COD3 QR]
Makèz – Fruits Of The Universe [No Art]
H2H – No More [2H]
Yuu Udagawa – Recollection [Razor-N-Tape]
Vick Lavender feat. Ron Carroll – All I Got For You (Is Love) [Cataleya Music]
Pete Josef – Colour (Original Version) [Sonar Kollektiv]
Land Of Echo – Dream With Me [Wah Wah 45s]
Momoko Gill – No Others [Strut Records]
Ethel Lindsey – Hold On [Favorite Recordings]
Al Sunny – So Lonely [Legere Recordings]
lovetempo – Wanna Be With You
Soyuz – Nici [Mr Bongo]
6th October 2025
K15 – Trust Yourself
Last Nubian – Ring the Alarm [CoOp Presents]
The Wach feat. Alison Evelyn – Longer [Kerbkrawler]
Soulparlor feat. Mavis Acquah – Never Give Up [Atjazz Record Company]
Tommy The Cats – Old Treehouse [Cat In The Bag Records]
InsideMan – Sensory Overload [Rebel Music]
Saha Gnawa – Soudani Manayou [Pique-nique Recordings]
Babo Moreno – Ô Palhaço [Matsuka]
Don Rendell Ian Carr 5tet – Tan Samfu [Jazzman Records]
Mr Circle – Juntos [Outernational Sounds]
Recluse Crew & Synoptic Pressure – Definition [Kool Kat Records]
Midi Neutron – Detachment [Fluid Ounce Records]
Al Sunny – My Love [Legere Recordings]
Jonson, Jonson & Jonson – Circles [Ramrock Blue Records]
Kotoa – I Am [Wah Wah 45s]
J-Walk – Soul Vibration [Pleasure]
Herbert & Momoko – Babystar (Momoko Gill Remix) [Strut Records]
Ludivine Issambourg feat. Brian Jackson & Wolfgang Valbrun – Above The Law (Bluey Remix) [Heavenly Sweetness]
Ethel Lindsey – Love Paved The Way [Favorite Recordings]
BiggaBush – Come To Crunch [Filtered Deluxe Recordings]
Chez N Trent – Morning Factory [Prescription]
beatbyhand – Saps [Stay True Sounds]
Syndee Winters – If You Believe (Mark de Clive-Lowe Remix) [MashiBeats]
Graham Deep – Rabbit’s Foot [Stay True Sounds]
29th September 2025
Thundercat – I Wish I Didn’t Waste Your Time [Brainfeeder]
Stimulator Jones – Paradise Untold [Bastard Jazz]
Modha feat. Àbasé & Fanni Zahár – River [Sonar Kollektiv]
Eddie Logix – Moonshine Mandala [MotorCity Wine Recordings]
Tema Due – Share Your Love [Schema Records]
Anushka – Afternoon [BBE Music]
Da Lata feat. Bembe Segue – Arena [Da Lata Music]
Ethel Lindsey – Your Winner [Favorite Recordings]
Colman Brothers – Sem Amor [Wah Wah 45s]
Mary Lou Williams – Rosa Mae [BBE Music]
Stargazers – The Second Day [Night Dreamer]
Mulatu Astatke – Motherland [Strut Records]
The Expert feat. Buck 65 – What It Looks Like [Rucksack Records]
The Expert feat. Anwar HighSign – Carrie (Laugh at You) [Rucksack Records]
Jazzanova – Mwela, Mwela (Here I Am) (Nautilus Rework) [Sonar Kollektiv]
Kid Sublime feat. Colonel Red – Kingz [Natural Element]
DJ Swingsett & J.Warrin – Doesn’t Make It Right (Steve Spacek Remix) [Inner Tribe]
Koop – Waltz For Koop (Patife Remix) [Stimulus]
Evasion – Sunrise [Fokuz Recordings]
Nublu Orchestra – Sciubba Diving (Claude VonStroke Remix) [Nublu]
Roy Davis Jr. – The Beautiful One [Large Records]
DJ Bey – New Wave [Ifi Records]
Loose Ends – Hangin’ On A String (Frankie Knuckles Remix) [10 Records]
J-Walk – The Wasp [Pleasure]
Mecca:83 – Until Dawn [Rockwell Product Shop Label]
DJ/Producer Mecca:83 aka Rise has been composing beats and rhythms for twenty years. He came on the scene under the guidance of Simon S from the Futuristica label. They share an affinity for laid back Jazzy hip-hop grooves. “Until Dawn”, the sixteen track release, has plenty of that and more. Rise has surrounded himself with a number of talented musicians he’s built a relationship with over the past twenty years. Detroit’s own Guilty Simpson has worked with Mecca:83 in the past. He’s joined by Phat Kat and their gritty lyrics fit like a glove on “Don’t Stop”. “Elevation”, co-produced by Parisian MC/producer Lex (de Kalhex) is a warm and mellow instrumental filled with soft head nodding grooves and atmospheric visuals. Rise has nailed the synergy between jazzy piano melodies and electronic beats. You’re bound to get swept away by the array of blissful compositions presented here. Although it’s been a minute since his last release, this record is worth the wait and arguably his best work to date.